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Hand and Thumb

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Difference between Hand and Thumb

Hand vs. Thumb

A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. The thumb is the first digit of the hand.

Similarities between Hand and Thumb

Hand and Thumb have 50 things in common (in Unionpedia): Abductor pollicis brevis muscle, Abductor pollicis longus muscle, Adductor pollicis muscle, Anatomical snuffbox, Anatomical terms of motion, Ape, Arboreal locomotion, Bipedalism, Bird, Capitate bone, Carpal bones, Carpal tunnel, Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee–human last common ancestor, Dactyly, Digit (anatomy), Dorsal interossei of the hand, Dorsal venous network of hand, Extensor pollicis brevis muscle, Extensor pollicis longus muscle, Fingerprint, First metacarpal bone, Flexor pollicis brevis muscle, Flexor pollicis longus muscle, Flexor retinaculum of the hand, Foot, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Interphalangeal joints of the hand, Little finger, ..., Median nerve, Metacarpal bones, Metacarpophalangeal joint, Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand, Opponens pollicis muscle, Phalanx bone, Polydactyly, Prehensility, Primate, Radius (bone), Scaphoid bone, Sesamoid bone, Spider monkey, Thenar eminence, Thumb, Toe, Trapezium (bone), Trapezoid bone, Ulna, Ulnar nerve. Expand index (20 more) »

Abductor pollicis brevis muscle

The abductor pollicis brevis is a muscle in the hand that functions as an abductor of the thumb.

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Abductor pollicis longus muscle

In human anatomy, the abductor pollicis longus (APL) is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand.

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Adductor pollicis muscle

In human anatomy, the adductor pollicis muscle is a muscle in the hand that functions to adduct the thumb.

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Anatomical snuffbox

The anatomical snuff box or snuffbox is a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand—at the level of the carpal bones, specifically, the scaphoid and trapezium bones forming the floor.

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Anatomical terms of motion

Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms.

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Ape

Apes (Hominoidea) are a branch of Old World tailless anthropoid primates native to Africa and Southeast Asia.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Bipedalism

Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs or legs.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Capitate bone

The capitate bone is found in the center of the carpal bone region, colloquially known as the wrist, which is at the distal end of the radius and ulna bones.

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Carpal bones

The carpal bones are the eight small bones that make up the wrist (or carpus) that connects the hand to the forearm.

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Carpal tunnel

In the human body, the carpal tunnel or carpal canal is the passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the forearm to the hand.

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Chimpanzee

The taxonomical genus Pan (often referred to as chimpanzees or chimps) consists of two extant species: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo.

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Chimpanzee–human last common ancestor

The chimpanzee–human last common ancestor, or CHLCA, is the last common ancestor shared by the extant Homo (human) and Pan (chimpanzee) genera of Hominini.

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Dactyly

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.

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Digit (anatomy)

A digit is one of several most distal parts of a limb, such as fingers or toes, present in many vertebrates.

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Dorsal interossei of the hand

In human anatomy, the dorsal interossei (DI) are four muscles in the back of the hand that act to abduct (spread) the index, middle, and ring fingers away from hand's midline (ray of middle finger) and assist in flexion at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extension at the interphalangeal joints of the index, middle and ring fingers.

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Dorsal venous network of hand

The dorsal venous network of the hand is a network of veins in the superficial fascia on the dorsum of hand formed by the dorsal metacarpal veins.

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Extensor pollicis brevis muscle

In human anatomy, the extensor pollicis brevis is a skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm.

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Extensor pollicis longus muscle

In human anatomy, the extensor pollicis longus muscle (EPL) is a skeletal muscle located dorsally on the forearm.

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Fingerprint

A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger.

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First metacarpal bone

The first metacarpal bone or the metacarpal bone of the thumb is the first bone proximal to the thumb.

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Flexor pollicis brevis muscle

The flexor pollicis brevis is a muscle in the hand that flexes the thumb.

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Flexor pollicis longus muscle

The flexor pollicis longus (FPL, Latin flexor, bender; pollicis, of the thumb; longus, long) is a muscle in the forearm and hand that flexes the thumb.

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Flexor retinaculum of the hand

The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament, or anterior annular ligament) is a fibrous band on the palmar side of the hand near the wrist.

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Foot

The foot (plural feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates.

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Hominidae

The Hominidae, whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo, the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan; Gorilla, the eastern and western gorilla; Pan, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo; and Homo, which includes modern humans and its extinct relatives (e.g., the Neanderthal), and ancestors, such as Homo erectus.

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Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens is the systematic name used in taxonomy (also known as binomial nomenclature) for the only extant human species.

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Interphalangeal joints of the hand

The interphalangeal joints of the hand are the hinge joints between the phalanges of the fingers that provide flexion towards the palm of the hand.

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Little finger

The little finger or pinky finger, also known as the fourth digit or just pinky, is the most ulnar and smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, and next to the ring finger.

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Median nerve

The median nerve is a nerve in humans and other animals in the upper limb.

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Metacarpal bones

In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm.

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Metacarpophalangeal joint

The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the digits.

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Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand

The opponens digiti minimi (opponens digiti quinti in older texts) is a muscle in the hand.

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Opponens pollicis muscle

The opponens pollicis is a small, triangular muscle in the hand, which functions to oppose the thumb.

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Phalanx bone

The phalanges (singular: phalanx) are digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates.

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Polydactyly

Polydactyly or polydactylism, also known as hyperdactyly, is a congenital physical anomaly in humans and animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes.

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Prehensility

Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding.

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Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").

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Radius (bone)

The radius or radial bone is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna.

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Scaphoid bone

The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones of the wrist.

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Sesamoid bone

In anatomy, a sesamoid bone is a bone embedded within a tendon or a muscle.

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Spider monkey

Spider monkeys are New World monkeys belonging to the genus Ateles, part of the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae.

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Thenar eminence

The thenar eminence refers to the group of muscles on the palm of the human hand at the base of the thumb.

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Thumb

The thumb is the first digit of the hand.

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Toe

Toes are the digits of the foot of a tetrapod.

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Trapezium (bone)

The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone in the hand.

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Trapezoid bone

The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans.

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Ulna

The ulna is a long bone found in the forearm that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger, and when in anatomical position, is found on the medial side of the forearm.

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Ulnar nerve

In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve that runs near the ulna bone.

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Hand and Thumb Comparison

Hand has 170 relations, while Thumb has 133. As they have in common 50, the Jaccard index is 16.50% = 50 / (170 + 133).

References

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